Alexander v. Mid-South Sweeping Service, Inc.

DENNIS, Judge.

The automobile accident out of which this lawsuit arises, occurred August 21, 1972, on North Market Street in Shreveport, Louisiana. The plaintiff, Tommy R. Alexander, had been driving a 1970 model Plymouth in a northerly direction, and after stopping in order to make a left turn, he was struck from the rear by a 1972 model Ford pickup truck operated by an employee of Mid-South Sweeping Service, Inc. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, Mid-South’s insurer, assumed liability and paid Alexander $16,191.34 for medical bills and lost wages before suit was filed.

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